”La Nuova Ferrara”  (Marco Tessaro)
May, 23 1995 – “Concert at the Teatro Nuovo in Ferrara”
... the orchestra charms at the New Theatre in Ferrara

 

 

 “Cuadernos  de Jazz"  (Javier De Cambra)
October 1996 – “Scrivere in jazz '96”
... 20 staff orchestra interpreting with rigorous professionality the arrangements of the competition (Scrivere in Jazz) ....

 

 

“La Nuova Sardegna”  (Sonia Melis)
April 8, 1997 - "A meeting with classical music: Gershwin,  Stravinsky, Gould”
... the band has brougth in all the beauty and the intensity of the original scores ...

 

 

Liberazione (Vincenzo Martorella)
August 1997 – “The ugly duck by G.Gaslini – Time in Jazz ‘97”
... a flexible structure of staff bringing fascinating sound in
...

 

 

Il Giornale (Franco Fayenz)

August 20, 1997 - "The ugly duck by G.Gaslini – Time in Jazz ‘97”
...
Gaslini relyed on the excellent Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna ...

 

 

Il Manifesto (Michele Mannucci)

August 1998 - "Porgy and Bess with Paolo Fresu – Time in jazz ‘98”
... the orchestra is really punchy
...

 

 

Jazz (Enzo Gravante)

October 1998 – “Scrivere in Jazz '98”
...
an orchestra with high potentials and creative soloists ...
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.. a sincere congratulation to the Associazione Blue Note Orchestra, able to set up such a unique competition, able to provide with opportunities to talented musicians all over the world ...


 

 Musica Jazz  (Claudio Donà)

October 1998 – “Porgy and Bess with Paolo Fresu, Time in Jazz ‘98”

.... through the orchestra  Evans' splendid palettes of tone colours  has found in the performance a new  magic life ...

 

 

 "Ritmo" (Attilio Rota)

 September 1998 – “Porgy and Bess, Festival Time in Jazz ‘98"
20 mins clapping ...


”La Nuova Sardegna” (Antonio Ligios)
 - 28/6/2000 - "Sacred Concert and Jazz Te Deum by G.Gaslini"
... positive performance by the orchestra, always solid and super reliable ...

 

Il Manifesto  (Vincenzo Martorella)
June 2000 - "Time’s mirror with Tom Harrell – Scrivere in jazz 2000”
... the outstanding value of this jazz orchestra jazz has been reconfirmed once again ...

 

 

International  Herald  Tribune (Mike Zwerin) 5 settembre 2001

 "Porgy and Bess"
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.. the trumpeter Paolo Fresu playing Miles Davis playing Gil Evans's version of George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess," performed by the "Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna," treats the Davis-Evans collaboration like a Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn classic… Execution and balance are impeccable. Tempi and dynamics are faithful. The Sardinian musicians interpret the arrangements at least as cleanly as the studio elite on the original

 

 

 La Nuova Sardegna 23/9/2001
"OJS China tour"
... OJS  China tour: 8.000 people in five concerts… quality music knows no barrier

 
 

 Il Manifesto (Luigi Onori)  10/6/2001 

"Porgy and Bess 8 luglio 2001, La Palma, Roma"
... the magic of Porgy and Bess… a 1.300 people audience in an almost sideral silence at  “La Palma” in Rome ...


 

La Nuova Sardegna (Serena Lullia) 30/06/2003

"Porgy and Bess  Porto Rotondo, Anfiteatro"
... It’s impossible not to be enchanted…. OJS, consolidated professional musicians

 

 

La Nuova Sardegna (Monica De Murtas)  13/9/2003

"L’Orchestra jazz con Towns e De Vito"
... new resonances by OJS fascinate